Bus plunges into ravine in western China, kills 16

BEIJING 
State media report that a bus has plunged into a ravine in western China, killing at least 16 people and injuring another 24.

The official Xinhua News Agency says the accident occurred Friday morning in the far western Xinjiang region on a highway that connects to Tibet.

There were 42 people on board when it crashed and only two escaped unhurt. Xinhua said Saturday that the injured were transported to hospitals in Kashgar, the closest city. Most of the people were traveling to Tibet for work.